Many families regard a road trip to cut down a fresh Christmas tree in the high country over the Thanksgiving weekend as a holiday tradition.
For Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is holding a random lottery draw for 250 permits.
To enter the lottery or get more information, including the rules for cutting down trees, go to CPW’s sales site, cpwshop.com/licensing.page.
“Know before you go,” Armstrong said.
“You can download the maps, and even if you don’t have cell service, it will geo-locate you so you know exactly where you are with GPS,” Armstrong said.
Armstrong notes that areas of those two forests were affected by the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires in 2020, the two largest wildfires in Colorado history.
Finally, Boulder County Open Space also will conduct a lottery for issuing 100 permits for Christmas tree cutting at the Reynolds Ranch Open Space near Nederland.